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Historical Event on 4/8/1993

CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
5/23/1895Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
12/21/1999Kushabhau Thakre, BJP president, said that Ayodhya issue was a 'programme' and not an ideology of the party.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
6/23/1757The Battle of Plassey started between Robert Clive, incharge of British army, and Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula. In this battle Robert Clive won control of Bengal.
1/16/1896Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
12/11/1929Subhash Pandharinath ""Fergie"" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner), was born in Bom
4/18/1916Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away.